Ali Shadman

Mohammad Ali Shadman (Persian: علی شادمان, born 24 November 1996) is an Iranian actor.[1][2] He is best known for his acting in M for Mother (2006) that was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. He's also known for Divar Be Divar (2017–2018), Drown (2020), I Want to Live (2021) and Rebel (2022).[3][4] Shadman earned a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor nomination for his performance in Drowning in Holy Water.[5]

Ali Shadman
Shadman at the 37th Fajr Film Festival (2019)
Born
Mohammad Ali Shadman

(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996
Ilam, Iran
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Early life

Mohammad Ali Shadman was born on 24 November 1996 in Ilam. He has a sister named Arina and is the first child in the family.[6]

Career

Ali Shadman and Golshifteh Farahani in press conference of M for Mother (2006).

He was first introduced to Iranian cinema by Rasoul Mollagholipour and Mohammad Reza Balali, his best friend in the film M for Mother, because of his ability to play the violin.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
2006 M for Mother Saeed Rasoul Mollagholipour Selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards
2008 A Time to Love Babak Ebrahim Forouzesh
Miss Iran Ali Saman Moghaddam Banned without a reason given
2009 Non-profit Police Station Majid Yadollah Samadi
2012 Cinema Dream Kazem Ali Shah Hatami, Hamid Shah Hatami
2014 Resident of the Middle Floor Shahab Hosseini
2016 The Orphanage Hesam Abolqasem Talebi
Arvand Ebrahim Pourya Azarbayjani
2017 Villa Dwellers Elias Monir Gheidi
2019 Alive Vahid Hossein Amiri Doumari, Pedram Pouramiri
Hotel New Moon Sahand Takefumi Tsutsui
We Are All Together Mohsen Kamal Tabrizi the thirty-first highest-grossing film of all time in Iran
2020 Sheen Sina Meisam Kazazi
Drown Ashkan Mohammad Kart
Drowning in Holy Water Sohrab Navid Mahmoudi Nominated – Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival Award for Best Actor
TBA Untitled Bahram Bahramian Project Bahram Bahramian Pre-production

Web

Year Title Role Director Platform
2021 I Want to Live Kaveh Shahram Shah Hosseini Filimo
2022 Rebel Javid Mohammad Kart

Television

Year Title Role Director Network Notes
2014 Homeland Rahi Ordakani Kamal Tabrizi IRIB TV3 TV series, banned due to backlash from many Bakhtiari viewers
2015–2016 Kimia Kayvan Parsa Javad Afshar IRIB TV2 TV series
2016–2017 Moon and Leopard Soheil Naeemi Ahmad Amini IRIB TV3 TV series
2017 The Convicts Soheil Seyyed Jamal Seyyed Hatami IRIB TV1 TV series
2017–2018 Divar Be Divar Arman Khalil Zadeh Saman Moghaddam IRIB TV3 TV series

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
Fajr Film Festival 2020 Best Actor in a Leading Role Drowning in Holy Water Nominated
Hafez Awards 2021 Best Actor – Television Series Drama I Want to Live Nominated
2023 Rebel Nominated [8]
International Film Festival for Children and Youth Awards 2009 Best Actor A Time to Love Won
2012 Cinema Dream Won
Iran Cinema Celebration 2008 Best Actor in a Leading Role A Time to Love Nominated
Roshd International Film Festival 2007 Best Child Actor M for Mother Won

References

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